Changes to sysctl.conf not working
 

I need to set the following so avast will run on my system:

sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=10000000

It works great, but I would rather not type this at boot everytime so I edited /etc/sysctl.conf and added the following line:

sysctl -w kernel.shmmax = 100000000

When I reboot the system it does not take effect, I still have to go to the command line and enter the command again. Anyone have any ideas to help?

I am running Fedora 16 i686

Thanks

Dumb question sorry guys.

For anyone who comes across this thread the sanswer is to NOT add the sysctl command in the line. Just add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf

kernel.shmmax = 100000000

[root@server2 ~]# vim /etc/sysctl.conf
kernel.shmmax = 100000000

save and quit.

After editing sysctl.conf, you need to give to make it effective without reboot.